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Student rent has increased almost 20% over the last year according to data released as part of the 2021 Royal Bank of Scotland Student Living Index. There has been a steep increase in student rent bringing the average monthly cost to £518, an increase of 18% from 2020.

Organisations across Scotland will share £21 million of funding from the Scottish Government over three years to advance human rights, promote equality and tackle discrimination. A total of 48 organisations – including five specialist human rights organisations – will benefit from

A woman has admitted providing cannabis brownies to her friends – who then panicked and called an ambulance. Elena Ravizza, 24, is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of the Class B drug at Dundee Sheriff Court.

Derek Forsyth and Blair Milne, partners with Azets, have been appointed joint provisional liquidators of the Largs-based electrical contracting specialist Elecore Electrical Limited. Founded in 2017, the family-owned business provided a wide range of electrical design, contracting, data, fibre and p

Orkney-based Scholes Chartered Accountants has appointed Ryan Allan as a director. Mr Allan, who began his accountancy career with Scholes CA in 2011, has been an associate director with the firm for the past two years. He now joins directors Karen Scholes and Ivan Houston at the helm of the company

Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance (AABcf) has reported a resurgence in the M&A market throughout the first half of 2021 as it published its Deals+ Half Year Market Review. AAB’s report highlights selected M&A transactions, fundraising transactions as well as AAB transacti

Michael Reid, insolvency practitioner and managing partner Aberdeen-based chartered accountants Meston Reid & Co, puts the spotlight on wrongful trading. When the Insolvency Act 1986 became the principal law applicable to corporate insolvency in April 1986, there was much discussion around secti

Thompsons Solicitors has established a new financial misselling unit. The move follows the firm's work in recent years representing drivers caught up in the “Dieselgate” scandal which saw manufacturers accused of installing technology to falsify emission levels.

Richard Douglas-Home, senior associate at Turcan Connell, discusses the additional recommendations the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has made to the Chancellor for the simplification of Capital Gains Tax (CGT). In July 2020 the Chancellor requested that the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) ca

Scottish consumer confidence has returned to pre-pandemic levels in Q2 2021, rising by seven percentage points from the previous quarter, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. Confidence is at its highest level since Q3 2019 and increased by a record eight percentage points year-on-year

Shares in Scotgold Resources, the gold exploration and production company focused on Scotland, rose by almost 5% in early trading yesterday after the company issued an update on production at its Cononish mine in Argyll. Scotgold Resources revealed that work at the mine continued uninterrupted throu

Glasgow-based eCommerce agency Hudson has closed Q1 ahead of forecasts after continuing to experience rapid growth. The firm, which is headquartered in Glasgow and has a presence in both Manchester and Copenhagen, finished the period 10% ahead of its projected target.

HSBC has seen its profits after tax rise by $5.3 billion to $8.4bn in the first half of 2021. The lender has also posted profits before tax of £10.8bn, up $6.5bn from the same period in 2020.

Voyager, the Perth-based health and wellness company established to supply high-quality Cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp seed oil products, has announced the opening of its first retail store in St Andrews. The company has also entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with D. Atkinson Herbalist &a

Anderson Strathern has made a duo of senior appointments, with the Scottish legal firm making a partner promotion and a hire to its highly-rated residential property team. Jemma Richardson, deputy head of the firm’s residential property department, is appointed a partner, while Edwina de Klee